Does lithium work for memory loss? Experts answer 4 key questions

Experts answer four key questions based on the findings of a study that indicated that low-dose oral lithium could slow ...
MPR

Low-Dose Lithium May Slow Verbal Memory Loss

Findings seen in pilot study of older adults with mild cognitive impairment, but other coprimary outcomes did not meet significance thresholds.

Will low-dose lithium help with memory?

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader who found an herbal supplement that made their migraines less intense.
Psychology Today

Lithium: Wonder Drug or Evil Actor?

Licensed as a psychiatric nurse practitioner more than 20 years ago, I thought I’d never need or want to prescribe lithium. Old school, I thought. A 1950s drug; we have much better now. It’s true, ...
Psychiatry Advisor

Expert Insights: Can GLP-1 Drugs Protect the Kidneys From Lithium-Induced Damage in Bipolar Disorder?

Dr McIntyre and colleagues share new insight on how GLP-1 receptor agonists may protect against lithium-induced kidney damage in patients treated for bipolar disorder.
The Washington Post

How lithium went from 7Up to treatment for mental illness — and maybe Alzheimer’s

A study this week in the journal Nature found that the loss of lithium, a naturally occurring element in the brain, could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s and a powerful driver of the disease, which ...
Scientific Research Publishing

A Multimodal Machine-Learning Framework for Predicting Lithium-Associated Renal Dysfunction from Synthetic Biomarker Trajectories ()

Long-term lithium therapy remains the most effective maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder, yet it poses a significant risk of progressive renal impairment in a subset of patients. Early ...